| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Science |
Drawing, Biology |
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| A Conceptual Approach to Teaching Anatomy |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/CD_NotTeachingToTheTest/JonathanPincus_ConceptualApproach.cfm |
| This series of sequential art lessons on human anatomy reinforce my students' Living Environment studies without teaching to the test. Applying the workshop model in the art classroom, students are actively engaged in creating drawings of the skeletal and musculature systems of the body. Inter-disciplinary, project-based visual art assignments reinforce students' science lessons while stressing cultural literacy and a strong visual communication skill set. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Business Careers, English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Journalism, Internet, Media Literacy, Visual Arts |
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| A Day in the Life of... |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/solano/ |
| This unit uses multi-disciplinary work to help students learn more about the professional world of sports medicine. Students conduct online research on sports medicine, contact professionals in the field, craft interview questions, engage in online discourse with these professionals, and create a brochure using information obtained from these interviews.
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Art History, Crafts,Drawing, Painting, Community Culture, Global History, Internet, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| A Journey to Africa: Art and Artifacts |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/rdonovan/africa.htm |
| This project enables students to conduct Internet research on African culture by reading about and selecting a piece of art they find intriguing. They examine features and collect facts in order to create a PowerPoint presentation. The students bookmark appropriate websites so they can describe the piece they have chosen (its materials and features) as well as talk about its function, and then explain why they have chosen it. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts |
Art History, Crafts, Writing, Global History |
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| A Mask for All Seasons |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/llangsner/mask.htm |
| Students create plaster craft masks to depict the four seasons. By navigating various Web sites, they learn about Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo and his "Season" series of floral faces. The students create symbolism in their masks through the use of collage materials.
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts |
Crafts, Sculpture, Literature, Community Culture |
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| A Venetian Carnival |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/cposer/venetianfp.htm |
| This unit will expand the students' knowledge of Edgar Allan Poe and his story "The Cask of Amontillado." It will also introduce them to the global celebration of the carnival season. The Internet allows students to travel to these carnivals to experience them firsthand. |
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| Elementary |
Fine Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
American History, Software Programs |
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| American History Through Architectural Masterpieces |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/kupfer/kupfer.htm |
| The aim of this learning experience is for students to learn about American history and culture through the study of selected American architectural works of art. Technology is integrated with social studies, language arts, math and architecture. |
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| Elementary |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Science |
Graphic Arts, Reading Literacy, Astronomy |
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| An Alphabet Journey Through Space |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/sarago/sarago.htm |
| Students were asked to compile a list of space vocabulary words. They then researched the meaning of each word using Internet resources and designed a page for each letter of the alphabet, which included the meaning and related graphics which they imported from various Web sites. |
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| High School |
Fine Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Art History, American History, Ancient Civilizations, Global History, Internet |
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| Art as Social Record |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/aszeto/art.htm |
| Artistic products are important primary sources in studying about the past. Why was this artwork created? What can this piece of artwork tell us about its society? Historians and other academics conduct extensive research to answer these questions. With the use of technology, students are provided with easy access to artworks from different parts of the world. |
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| Elementary , Middle School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Visual Arts |
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| Art WebQuest |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/art52109267/ |
| This project is an Art Webquest for 5th grade students. It covers many of the different art movements. Students learn by working together and exploring the weblinks provided. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Painting, Sculpture, Reading Literacy, Writing, Internet, Visual Arts |
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| Artful Installations: 3D Constructions |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/llangsner/installations.htm |
| In this project, through a fun and focused environment, students use problem-solving skills, communication, and a diversity of tasks to create a three-dimensional version of a two-dimensional painting. Through the Internet, they visit the art collection of famous museums, and at www.vangoghmuseum.nl they access information on van Gogh and view a multimedia presentation of his most important works. |
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| High School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Crafts, Community Culture, Software Programs, Video, Visual Arts |
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| Artists Act Against Homelessness |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/troxell_lamothe_syms/sigproj.htm |
| Homelessness in the big city. Do young people see it as a curse or a cause to be addressed? Three high school classes, in the fields of visual arts and instructional technology, vow to do something. Determined that their messages will be seen and heard, students produce and exhibit a web site, videos, and graphic arts confirming that artists can successfully act against homelessness.
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Writing, Digital Media, Internet, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| Ask the Oracle (About China) |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/oracle.htm |
| This project draws upon your students' imaginations, and dares them to define their own learning experiences. They are immersed in a fantasy world, based on history, wandering upon an oracle bone in the Forbidden City in search of answers to their questions about China. Their virtual oracle bone becomes a metaphor for the World Wide Web, a powerful medium for finding information, inspiring creative writing, and learning about other cultures.
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Music |
Performing Arts |
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| Bach Cadences |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2006%20Projects/Music-Bach%20Cadences/index.htm |
| This project focuses on the study of chorale cadences. Using the guide supplied within this resource and the audio-visual material offered, students learn how to harmonize choral cadences in the style of J.S. Bach. |
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| High School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Music, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Reading Literacy, Writing, Internet, Software Programs |
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| Blues Music |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2005%20Projects/Music-The%20Blues/Cross-Curricular%20Music%20Project.ppt |
| This project will look at blues music and the diversity within it, considering factors such as instrumentation, style and emotional response, and the technological, social and political influences that have shaped the genre.
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Technology Media |
Internet, Software Programs |
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| Bon Appetit: Cooking Crepes in French Class |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/dstentella/crepes.htm |
Bon Appétit is a highly enjoyable interdisciplinary program that helps students achieve performance standards in Foreign Language, Art, Language Arts, Math, and Technology. The final product is a class PowerPoint presentation designed and produced by the students, who also make (and eat!) crepes. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Software Programs |
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| Building an Electronic Walker |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2005%20Projects/DT-Electronic%20Walker/electronic%20walker/index.htm |
| Students are involved in aligning mechanical components and designing electrical circuits in this systems and control project. |
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| High School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| Buzzing with the Bees |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/landerson/bees.htm |
| This project is comprised of many step-by-step lessons in Flash animation with screen shots and clear directions. It enables students to be creative, solve problems, and enhance their technological development. They create a bee and other illustrations separately, then combine them and "tween" or animate their bee. |
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| Elementary , Middle School |
Fine Arts, Social Studies |
Drawing, American History |
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| Causes of the American Revolution: Interpreting Political Cartoons |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet/westchester/johnson.htm |
| Students analyze historical documents and interpret political cartoons from the American Revolutionary War period to determine the causes of the conflict. The students use higher-order thinking skills to determine if the information presented in the cartoons is accurate, what the colonists thought about the events of the period, and how political cartoons were used to inflame the citizens. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Art History, Painting, Ancient Civilizations, Internet, Visual Arts |
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| Cave Painting in the I.C.E. Age |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/cave.htm |
| Students explore early human cave paintings in order to create their own faux cave paintings. An Early Humans task sheet guides them through a variety of rich Web sites covering cave paintings in France, Spain, and India as well as artifacts and digs in the U.S. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Digital Media, Visual Arts |
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| Challenging Images |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/sdoran/ |
| This project investigates photography and art as media of expression for young people. As a special theme the work explores the areas of learning and physical disability, with the message that we are all challenged in some way. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History,Drawing, Literature, Reading Literacy, Writing, Internet |
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| Chasing Vermeer: A Da Vinci Code for Children |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/llangsner/vermeer.htm |
| Through the use of technology and the Internet, students visit art collections throughout the world. They study 17th century Dutch genre painting and Vermeer the artist, and compare his works with those of his contemporaries. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Art History, Graphic Arts, Painting, Community Culture, Digital Media, Visual Arts |
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| China CultureQuest |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/china/china.htm |
| Go on a dig with your students, using both digital tools and Chinese brushwork to learn about the art and culture of China. Students brainstorm topics they would like to research for a China CultureQuest report, collage, and Web page. Using Internet resources, they learn about Chinese brush painting, calligraphy, and names. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Painting, Writing, Internet, Visual Arts |
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| Claude Monet |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/llangsner/monet.htm |
| In this program, students explore and appreciate the life and work of Impressionist artist Claude Monet. They gather information to write a biography on him and sketch an original landscape in his style.
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| Elementary , Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Painting, Reading Literacy, Writing, Internet |
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| Claude Monet and his Friends and Followers |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/cwinters/ |
| Come and meet Claude Monet and his friends and those who were inspired by his work. Activities, lesson plans, interactive tours, and more will increase knowledge of this period in art. |
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| Elementary |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Science, Science, Technology Media |
Sculpture, Non Fiction, Writing, Biology, Visual Arts |
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| Claymation Critters |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/Tracee/claymation.htm |
| This project is an introduction to research skills and report writing.
Students will select a wild animal to research and write about in a five paragraph report. Students will also create a clay animation of that animal to enhance their report. |
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| High School |
Fine Arts, ESL, Technology Media |
Digital Media, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| Click! Writing Through Digital Photography |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/hruan/click.htm |
| Students take photographs or digital images, then scan and manipulate them by using graphic programs such as Adobe Photoshop. They write about their images using MS Word, PowerPoint, and Web design tools available on the computer. |
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| Elementary |
Fine Arts |
Crafts |
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| Coat Hook Plaque Project |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2004%20Projects/DT-Coat%20Hook%20Plaque/index.html |
| The aim of this project is for students to design and make a 3D plastic coat hook using a process called vacuum forming. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Digital Media, Software Programs |
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| Composition Compositions |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/composition.htm |
| Students use the Internet to explore the theory of composition in visual art. They explore the relevance of symmetry, asymmetry, and balance by viewing well-known works of art online and interacting with sites where art principles are animated. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Writing, Community Culture, Digital Media, Visual Arts |
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| Deep Research |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/deepresearch.htm |
| Deep Research is a digital exploration of two worlds of conspicuous silence the New York Public Library and the underwater world. viewer is engaged in an imaginary narrative that explores issues of urbanization, access to information, and environmental /quality of life concerns.
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| High School |
Fine Arts, Business Careers, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Writing, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| Desktop Publishing |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2005%20Projects/ICT-DTP/desktop-publishing/index.htm |
| Students will proceed through the steps of identifying, analysing, designing, implementing and evaluating a document for publication. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
Crafts, Digital Media, Software Programs, Video |
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| Digital Video in Design Technology |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2005%20Projects/DT-DigitalVideo/index.htm |
| The aim of the project is to produce an instructional movie showing the production stages in making an enamelled broach. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Graphic Arts, Writing, Digital Media, Software Programs, Visual Arts |
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| Drawing Into the Imagination |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/drawing.htm |
| Sixth grade students are introduced to the work of artist Saul Steinberg by visiting online galleries of his work and looking at photo reproductions. They each choose an image that "draws them in" and imagine themselves jumping into a section of the image narrative. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts |
Drawing, Graphic Arts, Poetry Creative Writing |
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| Dream Streets |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mmeisler/dreamstreets.htm |
| Sixth grade students use web-based resources to learn the principles of drawing using one and two point perspective. Students view selected street scenes by Edward Hopper and postcards of Main Street USA in Disney, then write about and design their own "dream streets." The project culminates in an animated drawing of their own dream street accompanied by their writing which is published online.
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Technology Media |
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